A car accident and wrongful death case that is winding its way through the Missouri court system has a lot of lessons about the state’s personal injury law . St. Joseph Sued Over Fatal Car Crash The accident happened way back on April 14, 2017 . The driver, who was under the influence of both alcohol and drugs, and five passengers were in a stolen vehicle going north on Riverside Road. The driver, ...
Motorcycle accidents are among the most severe type of car accident that can happen on the roads. This year so far, motorcycle accident fatalities have increased significantly in St. Joseph and the rest of Missouri. Motorcycle Accident Fatalities up 40% in Missouri According to the Missouri Department of Transportation, fatalities from motorcycle accidents are way up so far in 2021. At this point, ...
The driver who caused a fatal car accident has been charged with involuntary manslaughter. The outcome of that case could influence a potential wrongful death claim against him. Drunk Driver Causes Crash, Kills Passenger The accident happened way back on January 31, 2021, just north of Dekalb, Missouri, and south of St. Joseph. The driver, who was 18 years old, lost control of the vehicle. The car ...
The personal injury attorneys at the Smith Law Office are fighting for a grieving Kansas City father in a civil lawsuit against his son’s killers. Bar Fight Leads to Shooting Death On August 20, 2017, Thomas Orr, III was at the Californos Bar in Kansas City’s Westport Entertainment District, which had a reputation for violence. While Mr. Orr was there, a fight broke out in the bar. Despite the ...
The personal injury attorneys at the Smith Law Office are seeking justice in the wrongful death case of Thomas Orr III. As we detailed earlier in our blog, Mr. Orr III – an off-duty police officer – was an innocent bystander when he was fatally shot during a bar fight in Kansas City. The Smith Law Office is representing Mr. Orr III’s father, Thomas Orr, Jr., in a wrongful death case that also ...
The Smith Law Office is behind one of the new cases being heard at the Circuit Court in Jackson County, Missouri. The case, a personal injury lawsuit for the wrongful death of a bar patron last August in Kansas City, involves a tricky aspect of the law that few people think of: If someone dies, how can they file a lawsuit? The Death of Thomas Orr The case centers on a bar fight that happened in ...
A Missouri appellate court has overruled the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission on a workers’ compensation case that we covered earlier in our blog. Worker Denied Compensation for Hearing Loss The case involves an airline baggage handler who suffered several successive back injuries. He also had hearing loss from being near so many planes and loud conveyor belts. Nevertheless, the ...
A car accident and wrongful death case that is winding its way through the Missouri court system has a lot of lessons about the state’s personal injury law . St. Joseph Sued Over Fatal Car Crash The accident happened way back on April 14, 2017 . The driver, who was under the influence of both alcohol and drugs, and five passengers were in a stolen vehicle going north on Riverside Road. The driver, ...
Electric scooters have arrived in St. Joseph. Fun and useful for many, they can still be deceptively dangerous. The huge number of e-scooter accidents that have plagued cities in the past raise a pressing question for people who work in St. Joseph: If I ride an e-scooter while on the job and get hurt, will workers’ compensation cover me? In Spite of Track Record, Bird E-Scooters Land in St. Joseph ...
"The City of Springfield says it would pay $250,000 to the parents and attorneys of a man fatally shot by a police officer in February. If a judge approves the proposed settlement, the city and former officer Andrew Bath would not be held liable for the death of Michael Ireland. Attorneys for Ireland's family filed the proposed wrongful death lawsuit settlement in Greene County Circuit Court on ...
A Missouri appellate court has overruled the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission on a workers’ compensation case that we covered earlier in our blog. Worker Denied Compensation for Hearing Loss The case involves an airline baggage handler who suffered several successive back injuries. He also had hearing loss from being near so many planes and loud conveyor belts. Nevertheless, the ...
Electric scooters have arrived in St. Joseph. Fun and useful for many, they can still be deceptively dangerous. The huge number of e-scooter accidents that have plagued cities in the past raise a pressing question for people who work in St. Joseph: If I ride an e-scooter while on the job and get hurt, will workers’ compensation cover me? In Spite of Track Record, Bird E-Scooters Land in St. Joseph ...
The Missouri Court of Appeals has again overruled the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission for its refusal to follow state Supreme Court precedent over the Second Injury Fund . The case is another step in the ongoing fight to get hurt workers the workers’ compensation they need to recover. Commission Refuses Second Injury Funds for Multiple Injuries The case involved a welder who hurt his ...
A Missouri appellate court has overruled the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission on a workers’ compensation case that we covered earlier in our blog. Worker Denied Compensation for Hearing Loss The case involves an airline baggage handler who suffered several successive back injuries. He also had hearing loss from being near so many planes and loud conveyor belts. Nevertheless, the ...
The Missouri Court of Appeals has again overruled the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission for its refusal to follow state Supreme Court precedent over the Second Injury Fund . The case is another step in the ongoing fight to get hurt workers the workers’ compensation they need to recover. Commission Refuses Second Injury Funds for Multiple Injuries The case involved a welder who hurt his ...
In Missouri, third party claims happen when a victim gets hurt while on the job by someone who is unrelated to the workplace. In these cases, the victim can recover workers’ compensation , and can file a personal injury lawsuit against the party that hurt them. However, the workers’ compensation insurance company can put a lien on the personal injury settlement to recover what it had already paid ...
A car accident and wrongful death case that is winding its way through the Missouri court system has a lot of lessons about the state’s personal injury law . St. Joseph Sued Over Fatal Car Crash The accident happened way back on April 14, 2017 . The driver, who was under the influence of both alcohol and drugs, and five passengers were in a stolen vehicle going north on Riverside Road. The driver, ...
The driver who caused a fatal car accident has been charged with involuntary manslaughter. The outcome of that case could influence a potential wrongful death claim against him. Drunk Driver Causes Crash, Kills Passenger The accident happened way back on January 31, 2021, just north of Dekalb, Missouri, and south of St. Joseph. The driver, who was 18 years old, lost control of the vehicle. The car ...
A Missouri appellate court has, once again, narrowly read the state’s workers’ compensation law to reduce the amounts that have to be paid by businesses after a workplace injury . In this case, the issue concerned idiopathic diseases, or those that do not have an identifiable cause. Obese Worker Dies from Heatstroke The case is Halsey v. Townsend Tree Service Co. , and involves the tragic case of ...
